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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Cars, Bikes, Scooters, MOTs, Speeding... => Topic started by: johnboy1967 on December 02, 2011, 11:12:42 AM

Title: foreigners are we allowed to own vans??
Post by: johnboy1967 on December 02, 2011, 11:12:42 AM

Hi, i heard somewhere that foreigners had to have a special driving licence to use a van here, does anyone know if this is true as there are some cheaper/
 newer small vans for sale than cars online..... :)

Title: foreigners are we allowed to own vans??
Post by: kizkucuk on December 05, 2011, 10:20:32 AM

If you are here for more than 6 months you are supposed to apply for a Turkish Licence - the Turkish Licence says that foreigners are not allowed to drive commercial vehicles.   At the moment the Police don't seem to have a problem with people who haven't got a Turkish Licence - not sure what the situation is if you get stopped with a UK licence driving a commercail vehicle.  It will say on the registration documents whether it is a commercial vehicle or not.